theworldfamous

They've always done weather well.. and V's location allows them to pull out all the stops and have everything from blue sky and sunshine to severe thunderstorms.

Couple of things I've noted:

-wind is present and has a lot more effect on scenes, even throwing up sand sprays on the beach

-nighttime looks way, way better than IV and RDR even. It's a lot darker and at the same time more nuanced. The city in the rain at night is going to be sight to behold and probably the prettiest thing you'll ever see on your old console.

But thinking about weather really makes me wonder about the timescale. That's the only thing I'm still really curious about. I really liked RDR's longer cycle, making this possible:

RDR storms are long-lived and are excellent, and there seems to be a kind of darkening buildup before they start, really nice.

IV's cycle was too short, even for that game. It was comical. Taking Roman bowling was annoying especially if you consider it could take up like 10 in-game hours..

high91

YESS i well prefer rain and stormy weather in games, its more immersive for me, also good weather systems in games always give an incredible atmosphere...so i bet 5 will just be the bomb in this department ;D cant blinkin wait now

Northeern

The fact that helicopters and planes will experience turbulence is just amazing! Hope we'll be able to crosswind land like you do in real life.

I hated thunder storms in IV for one reason. It was impossible to see sh*t at night because of the blur. The blur ruined a lot of the graphics experience IMO. Rain along with bright light at night just didn't look right. Seeing as blur has been removed in V surely is promising.
It's a while since I've played RDR so I don't remember the storms in that game.

Derr1

I'd love for there to be torrential rain while in Los Santos. Then I'd hop into my car and cruise on the freeway while it's raining and I'd stare at the dark storm clouds and the lightning bolts and listen out for the thunder and splashing the puddles and the poor people on the sidewalks.

Costar

IF any *natural disasters* are in the game, I'd say probably the most likely would be earthquakes since CA is already known for that. They arent well-known for snow but... honestly it would seem kind of silly to have snow in the game except as some kind of option in the phone "snowy weather." Snow is more of a seasonal event than an "any time" type of weather event. You can have rain all year long, even in winter, it just usually turns to snow and ice if temps are low enough. You dont expect temps to drop up to 60 degrees on a 90+ degree summer day in sunny CA for about 3-4 hours for snow to appear and then be gone. IF there is snow, maybe it only comes in at times on the mountainous areas.

I really wouldnt care to be in a tornado in the game unless I can control it, make it take all my pursuing enemies/cops away

Skozza89

Yeah the storm screenshot looks beautiful and i'm assuming it looks as great in the game. Actually being in it would be great. N yeah some sort of build up would be nice. Gradually clouds overhead before BOOM a downpour. Great that turbulence is in. I know the IGN Q and A thing mentioned crosswinds with a helicopter on top of Mt. Chilliad.

Sylent01

....Forgot to add that I am excited to fly in the storms as well. I read on one of the IGN articles that planes experience turbulence. Should be insane trying to fly a small plane through a huge storm. Also the ocean should be insanely rough as well.

I want to fly above a storm, jump out and then free-fall through the lightning and wind and then parachute to the ground.

Draigon

Loved the RDR Thunderstorms, apart from them looking great they seemed to last quite a while too, i remember in SP i had a thunderstorm last a good 15/20 minutes. For a few minutes i just stood there and watched the sky. Like someone said the ones in IV were decent but they didn't normally last that long normally.

Champers

I'm looking forward to the storms in V, as the ones in IV didn't really last that long, and weren't that powerful as the storms in Red Dead Redemption. I can't wait to see what Rockstar has in store for us with storms and weather.

GTAFan0913

Malndor, amazing video. It shows exactly what I was talking about. The atmosphere is stunning. You really feel like you are in the middle of it. I have surround sound in my living room so every time it thunders it shakes my walls lol. I also love how when you walk inside you can still hear the rain hitting the roof and see lightning flashing through the windows.

Seriously, Red Dead Redemption is one of the best games of all time. I can pick that game up and play it any time and enjoy it like I did day one. It really shows how much love Rockstar puts into their games and proves to me that GTA V is going to be my favorite game of all time.

Tonythomas180

im also excited for proper storms and really hope they are progressive. like sitiing on top of chilliad and watch a proper lightning storm miles away over the city. wathcing it get closer to you as it moves across the sky.

RockStarG

I love weather and am a borderline fanatic as it goes hand in hand with my passion for aviation, and unlike most I can watch the Weather Channel for hours. Regardless if its a Stormy day or Sunny day I can watch clouds blow across the skyline from my patio all day. Everything from Stratus clouds to Cumulus, high pressure to low pressure, cold fronts & warm fronts, I love it all.

All I watch is the weather channel I'm a storm spotter/chaser. I hear you! You sound just like me.

OT: I think weather in games plays a crucial role in adding to the immersion. I haven't played Red Dead (& not happy about it) but l definitely look toward to a dynamic system.